Ironing-machine



(No Model.)

IRONING MACHINE. i No.- l340,225. Patented Apr. 20, 1886.--

lm@ S2M/ MMM@ UNITED STATES i ATENT Fries- CHARLES A. LIEB AND CHARLESL. HEINS, OF NEV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGN- ORS TO SAID HEINS, AND JOHN H.LEE, OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

IRONING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,225, dated April20, 1886.

Application filed October 31, 1884. Serial No. 146,892. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES A. LIEB and CHARLES L. HEINS, of the cityand State f- New York, haveinvented an Improvement in Ironing-Machines,of which the following is a specification.

This invention is animprovement upon that set forth in our applicationNo. 142,191, filed September 4, 1884; and it relates to the peculiarconstruction of the ironing-cylinder and to the device for applyingpressure to the iron and holding the saine while the work is being done.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section longitudinally of thecylinders and through part of the standard. Fig. 2 is a crosssection ofthe ironing-cylinder. Fig. 3 is a side view of the lever for moving andclamping the shaft supporting the revolving iron. Fig. 4 is a section atthe line as x. Fig. 5 is an end view of a portion of one head of thelower roller, and Fig. 6 is an elevation of the lever shown in Fig. 3.

The base c, standard b, and bearings c d for the shaft e are similar tothose in our aforesaid application, so, also, is the tubular box h, atthe top of the standard b,and the shaft i, which passes through saidstandard and is bent outside the bearing, and the part 2-receives theironing-rollerl with the tubular hub 5, to revolve freely upon suchshaft.

The shaft e is provided with the handle e', by which it and the cylinderf are revolved. This cylinder f is supported by the two heads f f2, theedges of which are beveled or conical, and they receive between them thesheetmet-al sleeves of the cylinder. These sleeves f3 f* are each ofsheet metahof suitable thick- -ness, and the inner cylinder is of a sizeto fit closely within the outer cylinder. These sheet-metal sleeves f8f4 are to be contracted, so as to be of a smaller diameter, by lappingthe edges of the respective cylinders, and one cylinder is within theother, then the said cylinders are introduced into the seamless tubeforniing the woven or knitted surface upon which the material to beironed is laid. The conical heads are applied to the ends of thecylinders and the sheet metal ex-y panded by forcing the conical headstoward each other until thelapped portions pass clear of each other andthe abutting edges of the sheet metal come together, the longitudinalseparation of the outer cylinder being at the opposite side to thelongitudinal separation of the inner cylinder, so that the cylindersinntnally support each other and the elastic or woven surface upon thesame.

The headf2 is held from moving endwise upon the shaft e by thev collare2, and there is a screw-thread upon the shaft e, near the end withinthe hub of the head f', and the heads may be revolved, or the shaft isturned while the heads are held stationary, and one head is therebyscrewed toward the other head, and the conical surfaces of the headsexpand the sheet-metal cylinders and stretch the woven bag, forming thesurface of the cylinder, as aforesaid.

The hub k of the headf is split longitudinally, and it is-provided withprojecting ears m, for the clamp-screw n to pass through, so that bytightening such screw after the cylinders have been expanded the hubwill be made to clamp the screw portion of the shaft and connect thecylinder and its shaft firmly.

The ironing-cylinderlis heated by a gas' flame or otherwise, and it isfree to be revolved upon its shaft by contact with the material that isbeing ironed upon the bed-cylinderf.

The shaftiis bent or crank-shaped, the portion 2 being eccentric to thepart that passes through the portion h ofthe standard.

There is upon the shaft i, adjacent to the standard b, a split shell, s,the edge of which surrounds a cylindrical flange, b', upon the tubularupper part, h, of the standard b, and the hub s of this shell is clampedrigidly to the shaft i. There is a lever, t, having an opening in it, sothat the lever passes at each side of the hub s', and thepivot pin t2passes through the two parts of the lever and through the hub, but atone side of the shaft. The .long end of this lever is made as a handle,t3, and the short end is :made with a box or fork, tf, the inner facesofwhich are slightly tapering, and upon the edges of the shells thereare lugs s4, projecting one at each edge of the split or saw-cut in suchshell s, so that by swinging the lever upon its fulcruniv the fork t*presses against the outer surfaces of IOO the lugs Is and springs thesplit shell sufficiently to-cause it to clamp the cylindrical flange band hold the parts so that the shaft i cannot turn. The object of thisconstruction is to allow the attendant to grasp the handle 1,3andpartially rotate the hub s', shell s, and shaft i and by the crankoreccentric portion of the shaft 'i apply the necessary pressure of theironing-cylinder to the goods upon the bedcylinder, and then by alateral movement or swing of the lever upon its pivot to canse the forkt to close the split shell. grasp the sta tionary cylindrical flange,and hold the parts firmly in position while the bed cylinder is beingrevolved and the ironing performed. The revelse movement releases theparts, and it is preferable toemploy a coiled spring, v, within thecylindrical flange b', with one end passing into a hole in the standardb and the other end into a hole in the hub s, so that the expansion ofthe spring will partially turn the shaft and lift the ironing-cylinderoff its Work.

We do not herein claim the devices set forth K in our aforesaidapplication No. 142,191,1iled September 4, 18M-viz., the hollow crankedshaft supporting the ironing-cylinder and a lever for partially turningthe shaft, a spring inders, one within the other and split lengthwise,and the fibrous covering for the bcdcylinder, the latter being expandedby the sheet metal cylinders, and the conical heads acting upon thesaine, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the ironing-roller and its crank-shaped shaft,of a standard having a tubular box, h, at its upperend supporting theshaft, a cylindrical iange,v b', upon the boX h, a split shell withprojections upon it, ahub by which the shell is attached to the shaft,and alever pivoted upon the hub for moving the shaft. and a fork, t, ofthe level` for tightening the split shell upon the cylindrical flange,substantially as set forth.

Signed by us this 29th day of October, A. D. 1884.

CHARLES A. LIEB. CHAS. L. HEINS.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, WILLIAM G. Morir.

